Clare M. Mehta

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
33 papers, 714 citations indexed

About

Clare M. Mehta is a scholar working on Gender Studies, Sociology and Political Science and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Clare M. Mehta has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 714 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Gender Studies, 12 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Clare M. Mehta's work include Gender Roles and Identity Studies (15 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (5 papers) and Identity, Memory, and Therapy (5 papers). Clare M. Mehta is often cited by papers focused on Gender Roles and Identity Studies (15 papers), Gender Diversity and Inequality (5 papers) and Identity, Memory, and Therapy (5 papers). Clare M. Mehta collaborates with scholars based in United States, Tunisia and South Africa. Clare M. Mehta's co-authors include JoNell Strough, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Larry J. Nelson, Kelly L. Schuller, Joseph P. McFall, Lydia A. Shrier, Yulia Dementieva, Brian J. Ayotte, Courtney Walls and Kelly Smith and has published in prestigious journals such as American Psychologist, Psychological Science and Sex Roles.

In The Last Decade

Clare M. Mehta

32 papers receiving 679 citations

Hit Papers

Established adulthood: A new conception of ages 30 to 45. 2020 2026 2022 2024 2020 50 100 150
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Established adulthood: A new conception of ages 30 to 45.
    2020 168 citations Clare M. Mehta, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett et al. American Psychologist profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Clare M. Mehta United States 12 237 236 201 140 99 33 714
Seth T. Pardo United States 12 295 1.2× 506 2.1× 127 0.6× 328 2.3× 37 0.4× 23 946
René Paulson United States 14 314 1.3× 244 1.0× 121 0.6× 194 1.4× 68 0.7× 26 734
Jeremy A. Blumenthal United States 10 219 0.9× 82 0.3× 138 0.7× 151 1.1× 33 0.3× 24 589
Heather K. Terrell United States 15 447 1.9× 496 2.1× 265 1.3× 236 1.7× 29 0.3× 29 941
Kristjen B. Lundberg United States 10 522 2.2× 370 1.6× 96 0.5× 97 0.7× 29 0.3× 16 828
Elizabeth Mortenson United States 6 321 1.4× 259 1.1× 78 0.4× 177 1.3× 227 2.3× 7 844
Susan Owen United States 7 341 1.4× 206 0.9× 170 0.8× 118 0.8× 15 0.2× 8 584
Pamela J. Sawyer United States 8 517 2.2× 265 1.1× 84 0.4× 148 1.1× 44 0.4× 9 755
Richard T. Kinnier United States 15 121 0.5× 271 1.1× 37 0.2× 183 1.3× 106 1.1× 39 619
Tracie L. Stewart United States 15 564 2.4× 378 1.6× 218 1.1× 53 0.4× 69 0.7× 28 801

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Clare M. Mehta

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mehta, Clare M.. (2025). Established Adulthood.
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Mehta, Clare M., et al.. (2023). “This is the Age Period Where You Start Figuring Out What You Want” LDS Women’s Experiences of Exploration During Established Adulthood. Journal of Adult Development. 31(1). 26–39. 1 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M. & Jeffrey Jensen Arnett. (2023). Toward a New Theory of Established Adulthood. Journal of Adult Development. 30(1). 1–5. 8 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., et al.. (2023). “I want to focus on something that I feel really good about every day”: Career development in established adulthood. Acta Psychologica. 234. 103863–103863. 2 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., et al.. (2021). “We are okay to be ourselves”: Understanding gay men’s friendships with heterosexual and gay men.. Psychology of Men & Masculinity. 23(2). 209–221. 3 indexed citations
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Hojjat, Mahzad, et al.. (2021). Women do not shy away from competition: Competition in same-gender and cross-gender friendship dyads. The Journal of Social Psychology. 162(4). 393–406. 1 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M. & Jenna M. Wilson. (2020). Gender Segregation and its Correlates in Established Adulthood. Sex Roles. 83(3-4). 240–253. 6 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., et al.. (2020). Established adulthood: A new conception of ages 30 to 45.. American Psychologist. 75(4). 431–444. 168 indexed citations breakdown →
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Mehta, Clare M.. (2020). Flipping Out and Digging in: Combining the Flipped Class and Project-Based Learning to Teach Adult Development. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development. 91(4). 362–372. 4 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., et al.. (2017). Sandra Bem: Revolutionary and Generative Feminist Psychologist. Sex Roles. 76(9-10). 525–528. 7 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., et al.. (2017). Oh the Places We’ll Go! Where will Sandra Bem’s Work Lead Us Next?. Sex Roles. 76(11-12). 637–642. 3 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., Courtney Walls, Emily A. Scherer, Henry A. Feldman, & Lydia A. Shrier. (2016). Daily Affect and Intimacy in Emerging Adult Couples. Journal of Adult Development. 23(2). 101–110. 10 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., et al.. (2014). We could never be friends: Representing cross-sex friendship on celebrity gossip web sites.. Psychology of Popular Media Culture. 5(1). 74–84. 2 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., Courtney Walls, Emily Blood, & Lydia A. Shrier. (2013). Associations between Affect, Context, and Sexual Desire in Depressed Young Women. The Journal of Sex Research. 51(5). 577–585. 12 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., et al.. (2013). Perceived Advantages and Disadvantages of Being a Female Graduate Student in the US and the UK. Gender and Education. 25(1). 37–55. 4 indexed citations
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Walls, Courtney, et al.. (2012). Feasibility and Utility of Momentary Sampling of Sex Events in Young Couples. The Journal of Sex Research. 50(7). 688–696. 11 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., et al.. (2011). “Sex Isn’t Something You Do with Someone You Don’t Care About”: Young Women’s Definitions of Sex. Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology. 24(5). 266–271. 16 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M. & JoNell Strough. (2010). Gender Segregation and Gender-Typing in Adolescence. Sex Roles. 63(3-4). 251–263. 51 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M. & JoNell Strough. (2009). Sex segregation in friendships and normative contexts across the life span. Developmental Review. 29(3). 201–220. 179 indexed citations
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Mehta, Clare M., et al.. (1986). Comprehensive Treatment for Heroin Addicts: A Pilot Study. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs. 18(2). 107–116. 5 indexed citations

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